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There are two caveats to this. One is that a lot of it is due to work being outsourced to China (which allows for metrics like 94% carbon free) The other is it
by notShabu 2y ago
There are two caveats to this. One is that a lot of it is due to work being outsourced to China (which allows for metrics like 94% carbon free) The other is it has a huge population so it's going to have high absolute numbers of everything good and bad.
- ttkari 2y agoActually, what allows for "94% carbon free" is the production mix. In our case that would be nuclear at 42% share, hydro 19%, wind 18%, bio 13% - leaving only single digit percentage to coal, gas and oil.
- zardo 2y agoBut it doesn't account for embodied energy in imported products.
- karmakurtisaani 2y agoIt's not typically included in the production figures. You only consider the emissions from production.
- in-pursuit 2y agoIt's not typically considered, but it matters when comparing against an economy that primarily manufactures goods.
- vladms 2y agoThe initial statement was about power generation, not sure if it is of value to mention in this context all the other sources of carbon (of which imported products is one, but not the only one).